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Noise is interested in you -- The unwanted sound of everything we want -- The noise of political animals -- What the Python said: prehistory to the eve of the industrial age -- What Laura heard: the industrial age to the present -- Their world too: noise today -- Loud America -- Sustainability and celebration -- The most beautiful sound in the world.

Summary:

"In a journey that leads us from the primeval Tanzanian veldt to the modern streets of Mumbai, from the world's biggest motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, to wind farms in Maine, Keizer invites us to listen to noise in history, in popular culture, and not least of all in our own backyards"--Jacket.